Captain America: The Winter Soldier Nominated for 11 Saturn Awards

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films has announced the nominations for this year’s 41st Annual Saturn Awards and a number of comic book based fare are in contention.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier leads the nominations this year with a total of 11, including Best Comic Book-to-Film Release and many others. Interstellar followed with 10 nominations, just ahead of Guardians of the Galaxy with 9 nominations. In television, “The Walking Dead” managed 7 nominations with “Agent Carter” and “The Flash” both receiving three each.

The organization has also created a special category to consider television series which are derived from comic book super heroes – Best Superhero Adaptation Television Series. Filling out this new category are the series “Agent Carter,” “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” “Arrow,” “Constantine,” “The Flash,” and “Gotham.”

The Saturn Awards have strived to honor film and television in categories which best refllects their genres. The Academy recognizes additional areas of genre entertainment which includes Best Action/Adventure Film, Best Thriller Film, Best Independent Film Release and Best International Film Release. In television, they have such diverse categories as Best Youth Oriented Television Series, Best Superhero Adaptation Television Series, and Best Limited Run Television Series.

This year’s winners will be announced at the 41st Annual Saturn Awards, which takes place on June 25. You can check out the full list of nominations below.